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New Rectilinear Lens from Sigma Employs Company’s FLD Glass

Sigma Corporation of America, a leading researcher, developer, manufacturer and service provider of some of the world's most impressive lines of lenses, cameras and flashes, has announced that its new, 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 DC HSM lens, which incorporates the company's new "F" Low Dispersion (FLD) lens glass, is now available.

24 Apr 2010

New SLCD5 MX21 Embedded Controller Board Powers SVGA Embedded LCD Panels

Reach Technology, Inc., a recognized leader in Embedded LCDs, Embedded Touch Screens, and Embedded Controller Boards, today announced the SLCD5 MX21 embedded controller board which powers embedded LCD panels up to 12.1” with SVGA resolution (800x600). Large panels and high pixel density allow more controls to be visible at the same time, which is important for many medical and industrial embedded LCD touch screen applications.

24 Apr 2010

Hubble Space Telescope’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

Hubble's unprecedented capabilities have made it one of the most powerful science instruments ever conceived by humans, and certainly the one most embraced by the public.

24 Apr 2010

IBM Scientists Develop Breakthrough 3D-Nanopatterning Technique

IBM (IBM) scientists have created a 3D map of the earth so small that 1,000 of them could fit on one grain of salt.

24 Apr 2010

Trina Solar to Unveil New Utility-Scale Solar Module at Solarexpo 2010 in Italy

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced that its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., is launching its new utility-scale solar module ("TSM-PC14").

24 Apr 2010

New Light Beam Localisation Technology for Robotic Systems

Getting robotic systems to accurately detect both moving and static objects remains an obstacle to building more autonomous robots and more advanced surveillance systems. Innovative technology that uses light beams for localisation and mapping may offer a solution.

24 Apr 2010

Octus to Test and Demonstrate Solid-State LED Parking Garage Fixtures at Major Hotel-Casino

Octus, Inc. (OTCBB: OCTI), a leading smart energy efficiency company, today announced it has secured a contract to test and demonstrate energy-efficient LED parking garage fixtures for one of the largest hotel-casinos in Northern California.

24 Apr 2010

Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Begin CPUC-Approved Solar PV Program

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) said it plans to begin implementing a major new solar photovoltaic (PV) program, which the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved today.

24 Apr 2010

Xilinx’s Virtex-5 FPGAs Chosen for NEC’s DLP Cinema Projectors

Xilinx®, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), today announced that NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. has adopted the Xilinx Virtex®-5 FPGA family for three models of its DLP Cinema® Projectors.

24 Apr 2010

New REC Solar Module Produces Average Power Gain of 9W

Fourth generation module, the first commercial product from one of the world`s largest integrated solar manufacturing facilities, provides more power per square meter with efficient cell and glass design and an average increase of nine watts per module.

24 Apr 2010

Vitesse Introduces First 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet PHY Solution

Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, today introduced the VSC8512, the industry’s first 12-port Gigabit Ethernet PHY device with dual media copper and fiber support, integrated with Vitesse’s new EcoEthernet™ 2.0.

24 Apr 2010

EVSO Completes Development of Corrosion-Resistant Solar Panels

Management of Evolution Solar Corp. (PinkSheets: EVSO) announced that they have completed the development and manufacture of a unique corrosion-resistant solar panel, which is expected to give the company a marketing edge in winning projects located on islands or near the ocean.

24 Apr 2010

CCH Buildings in Italy to be Solar Powered

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq:ENER), through its wholly owned subsidiary United Solar Ovonic, and ContourGlobal today announced plans to co-develop rooftop solar systems for buildings in Italy owned and operated by Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (CCH).

24 Apr 2010

New Low Latency Solution from Infinera Speed Up Data Transfer in Optical Networks

Infinera unveiled today a set of low latency solutions for carriers and enterprises to enable customers to deploy networks that reduce latency to extremely low levels to support the needs of business and financial applications where nanoseconds count.

24 Apr 2010

LensVector and IQT Sign Strategic Investment and Development Agreement

LensVector™, Inc., the leader in solid-state optics, today announced a strategic investment and development agreement with IQT, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

23 Apr 2010